Under Minnesota law, a defense to most crimes is whether the defendant is mentally ill or mental deficient either at the time of the offense or in the present.
The methamphetamine epidemic took Minnesota by storm more than a decade ago, and just when locals thought the problem was solved, it is back and possibly bigger than ever.
Max Keller was successful in getting a 2nd degree criminal sexual conduct charge dismissed after beginning to pick a jury in Minneapolis, Hennepin County.
Minnesota has five degrees of drug crimes based on Minnesota Statutes 152. The degree of the offense is determined by drug type and drug quantity. Each charge is a felony.
In many cases, victims of domestic violence will attempt to defend themselves or their children from abusers by committing a violent act against the perpetrator.
